On October 18th, 1929, the High Court of the British Privy Council ruled that women were “persons” and qualified to serve in any position in the Canadian government. This day marks the 92nd anniversary of the Person’s Case. Today, we will be celebrating this important moment in Canadian history with a tea party. The Famous Five- […]
Mr. Pagano and Sons
Mr. Pagano and his two sons. Mark Pagano, a teacher at Crestwood for 17 years with Matthew Pagano, a teacher at St. Mike’s for 22 years, joins his brother in dad’s office for a photo shoot. Matthew was at CPC with a team from St. Mike’s competing in a CPC flag football tournament. Great day […]
Bobby Freeman at CPC (’22/’23)
Bobby Freeman to Produce Musicals at the Upper School Beginning in 22-23. I take great pleasure in announcing that Bobby Freeman, producer and director of the wonderful Lower School musicals for decades, will be doing the same at the Upper School beginning September of 2022. We welcome Bobby to CPC ! Vince Pagano Headmaster […]
CPC Oral History Project (Oct. 22)
The Crestwood Oral History Project continues to do its outreach work, especially as we approach Remembrance Day. While we would like to be able to meet the veterans in person, we continue to use zoom. Last week Mr. Masters’ History 12 class was able to meet three veterans at Sunnybrook, and the week before that […]
CPC Annual U14 Girls and Boys Flag Football Tournament
Crestwood hosted the annual boys and girls Flag Football tournament on Monday and Tuesday this week. It was a beautiful day filled with teams from St.Mike’s College School, Kingsway College School and Holy Name of Mary College School. The Crestwood Lady Lions went undefeated for the round robin but unfortunately lost in the Final game […]
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Academic Awards for 2020-21
On Thursday, October 21st, 2021 we celebrated the academic accomplishments of the students for the 2020-21 school year based on their overall average on the June 2021 Final Report Card. Awards were presented to all those who achieved Honour Roll (overall average of 80% -89%) and Honour Roll with Distinction (90% plus) along with the […]
CPC Full Uniform
Beginning on Monday, October 25th we will be switching to the Full “Winter” School Uniform. All students will need to be wearing the white dress shirt and tie along with either the school blazer or school sweater. School sweatshirts or athletic apparel may not be worn. Students may remove the sweater or blazer while in class […]
CPC Guidance News (Oct. 22)
Upcoming Post-Secondary Presentations Held during lunch in Room 227 @ 1:15pm McMaster University – Monday Oct. 25 Boston University – Tuesday Oct. 26 Dalhousie University – Wednesday Oct. 27 Brescia at Western University– Thursday Oct. 28 Guelph University- Friday Oct. 29 Out-of-Province Applications Attention Grade 12s! Please complete the following form to register for […]
Squid Game
Dear Parents, As I’m sure many of you are aware, there is a new series on Netflix called “Squid Game”. It seems that many of our students are talking about it and imitating the “game”. The content is totally inappropriate for kids and even for adults it is quite disturbing. Please keep an eye […]
Come One, Come All!
Reminder: Our Scholastic Book Fair is Coming! Dear Families, Don’t forget, our school is hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, November 2-Thursday, November 4, 2021. Click here to volunteer: volunteersignup.org/FFE9J The Scholastic Book Fair is a fantastic way to continue to give our students access to the books they want to read. We […]
Getting to Know, Martine Racanelli!
Hello! My name is Martine Racanelli and I am teaching class 3D this year – I’m so excited to be joining the Crestwood community! I come to Crestwood after having taught in the Halton District School Board for the past 6 years. Previously I’ve taught grades 3, 5 and 6 and spent one school […]
Getting to Know, Katie Smith!
Hi everyone! I joined Crestwood this September and I am currently teaching 6C! I graduated from the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education Program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Additionally, I am a qualified Special Education teacher and hold my Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology. I fell […]
Female and Male Mentorship Program
This week was our kickoff to the Female and Male Mentoring Meetings. The girls program involves grade 7-8 girls meeting in small groups with grade 11-12 female students once a month. The goal is to develop a ‘big sister’ relationship and provide a role model for the grade 7-8 girls to help them navigate high school. […]
Hot ‘Happy” Buns
From body to Orff instruments, 3C rocks “Hot Cross Buns” – Great job 3C! Amanda Birchard […]
CPC Alumni Update: Jacob Rothman (’10)
Jacob Rothman (2010) As an individual that graduated from Crestwood in 2010, it has been an eventful 11 years, including the recent pandemic. I graduated from Queen’s University in 2014 and found an opportunity in Advertising Technology in Tel Aviv, Israel. I worked for several startups in Tel Aviv before receiving a chance to open […]
CPC Guidance News (Oct. 15)
Out-of-Province Applications Attention grade 12s – please complete the following form to register for the out-of-province application seminars at Crestwood McGill University Application Portal: https://horizon.mcgill.ca/pban1/hzskalog.P_DISPLANGUECHOICE CPC Seminar: Wednesday December 8, 2021 (1:15-2:00pm) Application Deadline: Tuesday February 1, 2022 Dalhousie University Application Portal: https://dalonline.dal.ca/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon CPC Seminar: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 (3:20-4:00pm) Application Deadline: Monday November 8, […]
COVID: Questions and Answers
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CPC Athletic Update (Oct. 11 – Oct. 18)
It has been another great week of Crestwood Athletics. Our CPC athletes continue to tear up the gym, field and track. Here are this weeks results; Wed. Oct. 13 Senior Boys DII Volleyball @ TYS 4:00 W – 25-13; 25-22; 25-18 Wed. Oct. 13 U14 Boys DI Volleyball @ SMC 2:30 L – 3 sets […]
Mandala Art and How it Helps Us
The word Mandala comes from the ancient Indian language (Sanskrit) and means a Circle or Center. Mandala is drawn from the central point and surrounded by patterns and lines that are connected and interrelated. A drawing of Mandala is used to maintain the mind. We start each art class with this great exercise. 5 […]
Scholastic Book Fair is Back!
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! This year we will be having a live AND a virtual book fair. Please check your child’s backpack for a more detailed note and flyer. Volunteer opportunities for “Crestwood Scholastic Book Fair” are now open. Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web […]
Mining for Chocolate Chips in 3A
In Social Studies, we have been learning about land use in Ontario. Mining is a big industry in our province. It has both negative and positive impacts for our environment and economy. 3A used chocolate chip cookies to represent our land in order to mine out the chocolate chips. As we picked away at […]
Hoo’s Who in the Owl Pellet?
The Grade 4 classes got a virtual visit from the Scientist in the School this week! Their challenge was to break apart a sterilized owl pellet and investigate what was inside. To achieve this, the children had to apply their scientific skills to sort and identify animal bones and then use clues to identify […]
Getting to Know, Andrew Gdanski!
My name is Andrew Gdanski, and I’ll be teaching your JK-4AB computers and STEAM this upcoming school year at Crestwood. I am so excited to get to know you and your child throughout the year! I wanted to start by allowing you to learn a little more about me. I graduated from Laurentian University […]
Hot ‘Happy’ Buns
The students of 2A learned their first song using the Orff instruments. Here they are playing “Hot Cross Buns.” Great job 2A! Amanda Birchard […]
Every Child Matters
On September 30th, Canadians wore orange shirts as a way to acknowledge the history of residential schools in Canada, and show their commitment to the goals of Truth and Reconciliation. In addition to having the opportunity to wear orange, Crestwood Preparatory College students also had a “virtual assembly” where they viewed a program created by […]
A Word from our Headmaster
Dear Members of the CPC Community: The last five weeks have been as close to pre-pandemic times as one can imagine. Our classrooms are full of excited and enthusiastic students. The teachers have been virtual magicians in the last year and a half. Their continued ingenuity, creativity and care makes the entire school experience what […]
CPC Intramural Basketball
We will be starting 3 on 3 lunchtime basketball intramurals next week. The following grades will play on the following days: Day 1s – Grade 9-10 Day 3s – Grade 7/8 Day 4s – Grade 11-12 If you are interested in playing please send Mrs. Newton an email before the end of this week. You […]
CPC Athletic Update
Crestwood kicked off our CISAA season the first week of October and our Lions are off to an incredible start! Check out our game results: Junior Girls DI Basketball @ TFS 4:00 W – 44-19 Senior Girls DI Basketball @ AC 3:00 W – 64-34 U14 Girls DI Basketball @ CDS 3:30 W – 54-36 […]
CPC School Nurse
School Immunization Program Toronto Public Health has restarted the school vaccination program including the Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus, and Meningococcal vaccines. City-run clinics are now available through an online booking site at various locations. Please visit: www.tphbookings.ca for more information. There are several students who were unable to complete their vaccine series due to the cancellation of […]
Guidance News (Oct. 7)
AP Contract & Payment Those students who are interested in participating in the AP program at Crestwood this year are encouraged to complete the online form and payment by Thursday October 7th, 2021. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to stop by the Guidance office! Major Scholarships Requiring a […]